🤝🇰🇿Kazakhstan, Firebird Ink $10 Billion AI Deal With Nvidia Support

Kazakhstan signed accords with the startup Firebird Inc. on computing projects involving Nvidia Corp. that could bring as much as $10 billion in investment, as the Central Asian energy producer looks to position itself as an AI hub. The pacts include a strategic cooperation agreement on developing AI infrastructure and terms for a planned large-scale project known as Data Center Valley in the country’s northeast.

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⚡️🔥 Kraken debuts U.S. perpetual futures as crypto derivatives move onshore

Kraken began offering regulated perpetual futures to U.S. customers, marking a significant step in bringing one of crypto's most popular trading products into the country after years of activity concentrated on offshore venues.

➡️ The contracts are available through Kraken Pro and are listed on Bitnomial, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated exchange acquired earlier this year by Kraken's parent company, Payward. Traders can access the products alongside spot trading, margin trading and CME-listed crypto futures through a single interface.

❗️Perpetual futures, often called "perps," allow traders to take long or short positions on assets such as BTC without owning them and without a contract expiration date. Unlike traditional futures, positions can remain open indefinitely as long as margin requirements are met.

At launch, Kraken's perpetual futures cover major cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, DOGE, LTC and AVAX. The company said it plans to expand the range of contracts and collateral options over time.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇫🇷 President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the French Republic

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⚡️🤑 Zebec Launches Enterprise Payroll on Stellar

The real time payroll platform, now featuring a brand new enterprise dashboard designed for HR managers overseeing large, global teams, enables employers to stream salaries and contractor payments in stablecoins. 🎉

❗️Employees and contractors can receive funds instantly into digital wallets, spend through Zebec’s Mastercard-powered cards, or convert digital dollars into local currency through the global payout network on Stellar.

Several European institutions and multinational employers are already in final testing stages on Zebec's Stellar payroll rails, evaluating employee compensation, contractor payouts, and benefits distribution workflows. These pilot deployments create a foundation for broader enterprise adoption across the Stellar ecosystem. 🚀

"We value our long-standing relationship with Stellar and share a common focus on bringing blockchain technology into real-world financial applications," — said Simon Babakhani, CEO of Zebec Network. "Stellar has increasingly become a destination for institutional blockchain adoption. We are excited to expand our collaboration and bring enterprise grade payroll infrastructure to the network.” 🤝

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⚡️💙 Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

The company announced Monday that it’s rolling out new AI features on Facebook that aim to change how users find information, create content, and interact with the platform.

The headline update is “AI Mode,” a new way to search Facebook that uses Meta AI to surface answers pulled from public posts across the platform, including Groups and Reels. Instead of scrolling through search results, users can ask a question in plain language and get a synthesized answer based on what people are actually discussing.

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🇺🇸US Finalizes $1.6 Billion Loan to Michigan Gas Utility DTE

The Trump administration has finalized a $1.6 billion loan to Michigan-based utility DTE Energy Co. to modernize hundreds of miles of natural gas infrastructure. The loan will be used to upgrade some 800 miles of distribution mains and service lines, a move that the Energy Department said would result in more than $700 million in cost savings.

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🇺🇸 The US Secret Service has begun using a face-scanning mobile phone application to probe and stop threats

The Secret Service made a deal to use the technology last month and recently began rolling it out to a small group of uniformed officers, according to an agency official and government documents.

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🛰✈️ Starlink will deliver high-speed internet onboard EL AL USA

EL AL is signing an agreement with Starlink to deploy advanced internet service on its aircraft, delivering a fast, stable and uninterrupted browsing experience throughout the entire flight. The service will be rolled out gradually beginning in 2027.

Starlink is on contract to connect 40+ commercial airlines and counting around the world 🌍

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⚡️Trump officials meet with Anthropic to discuss a truce

Anthropic staff met Monday with senior Trump administration officials for their first in-person sit-downs after a federally imposed export ban forced the artificial intelligence startup to pull its latest model from the market.

It will probably take more than a few days to reach a resolution that eases export restrictions on the company’s newest AI model, a senior White House official said. But the official left the door open to the possibility that it can be done quickly.

“That’s up to Anthropic,” — the official said.

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💸 Musk Says Becoming a Quadrillionaire Would Require Moon and Mars Factories

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has now suggested that reaching quadrillionaire status is “not impossible”, but he also said that such wealth would require factories on the Moon and Mars and a future economy measured in mass and energy rather than in dollars.

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⚡️🇨🇦 Canada to Restrict Use of Personal Data for Custom Prices

The Canadian government is proposing stricter privacy rules that would limit businesses from using personal data to charge consumers higher prices, while giving individuals more power over their own information.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government released legislation on Monday to update the country’s privacy laws. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said the changes would restrict so-called surveillance pricing but stop short of banning it.

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🇮🇳 Adani, Jabil Alliance to Build AI Data Center Gear in India

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has partnered with American engineering company Jabil Inc. to manufacture AI data center equipment in India. 🤝

The two plan to develop capacity for producing multigigawatt, high-density AI racks in the country, according to a joint statement on Monday, which didn’t disclose investment details. The two partners aim to provide a one-stop solution, offering everything from design to manufacturing and deployment for AI infrastructure builders.

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🤖 AMD takes over MEXT to 'address growing memory constraints' in the data center

AMD on Monday announced that it had acquired MEXT, a startup that developed a memory tiering technology that makes NAND flash memory appear as DRAM to the operating system, which enables operators of data centers to save money on DRAM. AMD expects the acquisition to help customers improve system efficiency, lower operating costs, and deploy large-scale workloads more quickly.

AMD plans to incorporate MEXT's technology into its data center product portfolio and expand its capabilities to address memory-hungry AI workloads. The company already offers integrated solutions that combine processors, accelerators, networking technologies, and software, so MEXT's Predictive Memory Engine will complement the already broad portfolio.

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⚡️🤝 SpaceX Cements $60 Billion Cursor Takeover Following IPO

SpaceX has formally agreed to take over Cursor in a deal that values the AI coding startup at $60 billion, cementing a key part of Elon Musk’s efforts to catch up with rivals on coding tools. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇪🇺 The European Union’s US trade deal is close to being implemented after the bloc’s lawmakers gave their final approval.

The European Parliament ratified the agreement on Tuesday, voting 440-151, with 50 abstentions. EU countries are now expected to give their final nod on June 26, the last step in a fitful, yearlong ratification process.

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⚡️🤑 Ripple Participates in Flutterwave’s Series E With Strategic Investment to Accelerate African Stablecoin Payments

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments infrastructure company, today announces a strategic investment from Ripple. This partnership marks the definitive next phase of Flutterwave’s long-term stablecoin strategy, seamlessly connecting its existing cross-border settlement capabilities with enterprise-grade digital liquidity. 🤝

❗️The investment is a part of Flutterwave’s Series E fundraising, which values the company at $3.2 billion.

“Flutterwave has built one of the most advanced payments networks in Africa, and as its infrastructure evolves, stablecoins are becoming central to that story,” — said Reece Merrick, Managing Director, MEA at Ripple.

🧱The partnership is built on three core pillars:
→ embedding RLUSD into Flutterwave’s payment rails and Send App remittance corridors as a primary settlement asset for high-volume channels;
→ leveraging the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for faster transaction clearing;
→ deploying a unified API to seamlessly bridge Flutterwave’s domestic network with Ripple Payments, Ripple’s global payments network.

By merging traditional fiat payment methods, including local cards, mobile wallets, and bank transfers, with Ripple’s enterprise blockchain technology, the partnership eliminates the historical friction points of African cross-border payments, such as multi-day delays and inflated FX margins.

⤴️Instead, businesses will experience guaranteed liquidity, predictable pricing, and real-time settlement. 🚀

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